Systems and Methods for Reducing Base Station Power Consumption

2. The method of claim 1, wherein entering the low power-consumption mode is in response to detecting inactivity of the access station.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the beacon signal indicates an identifier for the access station.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the beacon signal includes a waveform that correlates to the power-saving level for the access station.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the access station includes a low-power transceiver to transmit the beacon signal and to receive the wake-up signal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the low-power components include separate circuitry from a main antenna module of the access station.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wake-up signal indicates an identifier for the access station.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the beacon signal includes a waveform that correlates to the wake-up signal.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the power-saving level is an eligibility factor for a unified access control framework.

13. The access station of claim 11, wherein the beacon signal indicates an identifier for the access station.

14. The access station of claim 11, wherein the beacon signal includes a waveform that correlates to the power-saving level for the access station.

16. The access station of claim 15, wherein the low-power module includes a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the beacon signal includes a waveform that indicates the low power-consumption mode.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the wake-up signal indicates an identifier for the access station.